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Chapter XVII
SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions. In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation. No word was spoken save of the game. It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece. He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose, walked to the window and looked out.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “No word was spoken save of the game.”
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading “SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading No word was spoken save of the game.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
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From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
not any; not one
From this reading No word was spoken save of the game.
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From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
except for; apart from
From this reading No word was spoken save of the game.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
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From this reading No word was spoken save of the game.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
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From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a quarter to nine, noted the colonel, looking at the little French clock on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the light of the big shaded lamp overhead there was something particularly peaceful and innocent in their occupation.
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From this reading He rose, walked to the window and looked out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOLOMON COMES BACK At nine o'clock that night the colonel, in immaculate evening-dress, sat playing double-dummy bridge with his two companions.
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From this reading No word was spoken save of the game.
